How to Blend Clear Coat

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[TheGeorgiegal]

Obviously the decade that put quality ahead of profit and bonus, this would explain why so many cars I see are repaired and refinished poorly. My point was why bother to blend out when there is an edge that can be soft masked and the blow in could have been kept to a minimum, not like it was much more of an area to prep, mind you I only served my apprenticeship with VW/Audi and have painted for 25 years so what would I know . . .

[restolad]

wow jimmo your new video tutorial presentation has set new standards .
very very good .
cheers
restolad .

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@golddang

thanks buddy, I bake pretty well all of my jobs in the booth at 160 for 20 minutes or so. The odd time I use the infrared lamp on smaller jobs but don't usually make mention of it.

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@CoolasIce2

lmao...thats swirl-mark remover, 3M changed the bottles and they all look the same now. There was no superduty used on this one at all.

[aracp]

Looks great jimmo....thanks for the hard work you put into everything.

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[HandHeldRehab]

Jimmo4life, where is your shop located? I have a factory pearl paint job that needs a few touch ups, thanks!

[blkgmc]

great vid. i like the new format. what kind of camera are you using?

[SlightlyCracked]

I've got one for ya. I have a straight black Camaro, and somebody broke in to it and left the fiberglass above the lock crushed-in. I fixed the crushed in part with some body filler, then roughly sanded it, then used about 1500 grit to smooth it out. I painted/clear coated it with intentions of doing another clear coat the next day. While I had the materials in my garage, someone came up and sprayed clear coat over my door/window. It looks runny, splotchy, and terrible. What should I do?

[wildeyednorthernboy]

the blender...is that thinned down clear coat? if it is, how much r u thinning it down to melt/burn the new/old clear together thank u 4 your tyme PEEEACE

[Bmartinezx]

the paint on my trailblazer's bumper is starting to flake off, and some clear coat pealing by my driver's door. how much do you think would be a good price to repaint the bumper and fix some of the clear coat on my driver's door? want to do it this weekend so i want to know a correct cost range

[Refinishnetwork]

I've never heard that term before, I'd think it would describe a situation where clear wasn't blended at all but just taking a shot in the dark.

[mkeaveny]

Very well articulated dude! Breakdown of grit variations is excellent too. You know your stuff and your skill sets are appreciated.

[spike]

what rubbing compound are you using to blend in the clear coat?

[yukonrott]

hey ur vids rule man u do A++++ work and great descriptions and explanations and we all appreciate it and as a fellow body and paint guy i personally dont like blending clear but thats just me..ive had a few bad experiences and ive noticed some cars where u can tell they have blended it.. its crazy cuz before i got into this line of work i wouldnt have noticed anything but now i pick apart everything... thanks for the great vids keep it up..

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@jeetkunedoground

UBR200 from RM is my first pick

[XesserX]

Is blend reducer a special kind of reducer, or is it just the same reducer that you use to blend in your clear?
If it is a special type og reducer, do you know if House Of Kolor makes a blend reducer for their clear then? :-)

[ejlarson]

You nailed it! So many commenters seem to believe EVERY repair should be treated as if it is a Bugatti Veyron... Good luck making a profit doing that.

[dank]

I paint custom airplanes and when we do a blend it will always have a blend line because there is no gaps like a fender to door gap to just panel paint your clear...so just imagine clearing half a door and puting blender around your clear edges to burn in the old clear...just curious if you have any tips on making your blend line easier to buff?

[michaeldenoyer]

do you hit it with pre-clean b-4 painting?